Plymouth State evened its record at 3-3 overall and improved to 2-1 in the conference, while Southern Maine slipped to 2-4 overall and 0-2.

The Panthers scored the game’s first seven goals, taking a 4-0 lead at halftime and adding the first three goals of the third quarter. Gagnon and O’Malley found the net in the first quarter, while Skinner added a pair in the second frame. O’Malley, Gagnon and junior Matt McCormick (Sudbury, Mass.) gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead at 3:31 of the third.

Southern Maine responded with a goal from freshman Shane Billings (North Berwick, Maine) at 1:34 of the quarter, but Gobiel scored with 35 seconds remaining, and the Panthers took an 8-1 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Mark Bubier (Greene, Maine) scored the Huskies’ second goal at 13:19 of the fourth quarter, but the Panthers answered with goals from Gobiel, sophomore Bobby DaBrieo (Woburn, Mass.) and O’Malley to account for the 11-2 final score.